http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/chart_daily.php?ui_year=2009&ui_day=299&ui_set=2
If you look at Alaska & on down to say British Columbia you can see what the Long range F-casts have been aluding to..warm(red) on the western fringe with cold dropping down east.If the pattern stays that way The mid Atl should be fine this year!..allthough the Olimpics over in SW Canada might have some issues..lets hope not.
Lots of Snow cover in northern Asia..hope our side fills in to seal in that Cold!...Arctic Ice has been Hiccuping lately but hope to see a solid Ice sheet by early Nov to aid the Cold blasts we need down the road...have a good day..& think Positive!
I just wanted to Edit..Olympics

..That & the fact that after a few years of reading countless GW bunking & Debunking Theories I'm Sick of Cking out Mans Biases & would rather just read Mother Natures Bottom line info which is after all the end result of every factor.
The Arctic Ice is still below Ave but coming on at a good Pace & the Snow cover which is all too important if you want a good winter is WAYYYYY above normal....Keep on taking your Fish oils,Acai & Red Wine supplements Old Man Winter!